Wauconda man held for possessing multiple drugs including heroin and crack, police say

A Wauconda man was held Thursday on $500,000 bail after his arrest by members of the Lake County Gang Task Force and Wauconda police following a search that authorities say turned up heroin, marijuana, crack cocaine, LSD, prescription painkillers and psilocybin mushrooms.

Dale Hoagland III, 35, of 122 E. Mill St., Wauconda, was being held in Lake County jail Thursday on a variety of charges including obstructing justice, several counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance and several counts of possession with intent to deliver, according to a statement released by Wauconda police.

The statement added that Wauconda police and members of the task force executed a search warrant Wednesday night after receiving numerous complaints from the neighborhood about drug dealing.

In addition to the various drugs, police report approximately $2,000 in cash, prepaid debit cards and a 2013 Honda CR-Z were also seized, according to the statement.

"This investigation and arrest will save countless people from overdosing. Through pooled resources and collaboration, Wauconda police and the gang task force worked together to take another dangerous heroin dealer off the streets, keeping Lake County that much safer," said Sheriff Mark Curran in the statement.